Senior Web Platform Engineer (TypeScript, React, Node.js and AWS)

Ampstek; Oslo; Hybrid; NOK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampstek seeks a Senior Web Platform Engineer in Oslo, Norway, to design and evolve a scalable web platform. You will own core platform capabilities, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive robust, maintainable architectures across APIs, databases, caches, and cloud infrastructure.

The role emphasizes self-service tooling, CI/CD improvements, and mentoring to foster a strong engineering culture in a hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

• Minimum several years of experience as Software/Platform Engineer.
• Strong experience with TypeScript, React and Node.js.
• Cloud-native applications on AWS/Azure or similar with DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve shared web platform capabilities.
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders on platform strategy.
• Own complex technical problems from design to production.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Node.js

AWS

DevOps

CI/CD

IaC

Observability

Cloud platforms

APIs

Performance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

Title: Senior Web Platform Engineer (TypeScript, React, Node.js and AWS)

Location: Oslo, Norway (Hybrid)

Employment Contract.

Job Description:

• Several years of experience as a Software Engineer or Platform Engineer, building and operating production systems at scale.
• Strong expertise in modern web development with TypeScript, React, and Node.js.
• Deep understanding of full-stack web architecture, including server-rendered applications, APIs, authentication and authorization, performance optimization, caching, debugging, profiling, and observability.
• Experience building and operating cloud-native applications on AWS, Azure, or similar cloud platforms, together with modern DevOps, CI/CD, automation, and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Experience building shared platforms, developer tooling, libraries, or self-service capabilities that enable other engineering teams.
• The ability to evaluate technical trade-offs and design solutions that remain maintainable as technologies and requirements evolve.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and evolve the shared capabilities that power our company’s web platform.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, and stakeholders to shape platform direction and technical strategy.
• Take ownership of complex technical problems from design through implementation and production.
• Design scalable architectures spanning APIs, databases, caches, queues, cloud infrastructure, and distributed systems.
• Build self-service platform capabilities that enable engineering teams to develop and deploy independently.
• Continuously improve developer experience through tooling, automation, libraries, and CI/CD.
• Evaluate technical trade-offs and make pragmatic decisions that balance short-term delivery with long-term maintainability.
• Collaborate across teams to build reusable platform capabilities that solve common engineering challenges.
• Mentor colleagues, share knowledge, and contribute to a strong engineering culture.